The name of the start-up already largely betrays it: Belgian Brew Brothers. The brothers Mathieu and Thibaut Lateur have founded their own beer brewery and around this time they present their baby girl Julia in a handful of hip West Flemish businesses. It is a top-fermented blond tasting beer, refermented in the bottle. The brew has a fruity touch that comes from the Cascade and Amarillo hops.
The young entrepreneurs have an unquenchable passion for their product and they are also well educated. Thibaut studied biochemistry and also wrote a thesis on fermentation. Mathieu is a commercial engineer. That makes for a nice division of labor. Thibaut is more focused on the product, Mathieu more on the financial aspect of running a business. The fraternal couple also receives support from Julie Claerbout (wife of Mathieu Lateur) and from her brother Emmanuel Claerbout. “The big advantage is that we complement each other perfectly, each with its own competencies,” says Julie Claerbout. “Today we had 5,000 beers with the name Julia brewed at Eutropius in Menen. The intention is to also market Julia's sisters, each with a different taste. In addition to Belgium, this may also be abroad. Export is a priority and we are now fully exploring the possibilities.”
Belgian Brew Brothers, based in Zwevegem, is in a sense a hobby that got out of hand. Thibaut Lateur has been brewing beers for ten years as a pure hobby, and has also received a lot of praise for it from his close circle. It prompted him to take the plunge into real entrepreneurship together with his brother and related family.
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